Pakistan secured the three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka with one match remaining, defeating the visitors by 82 runs in the second T20I played yesterday (11).

Batting first, Pakistan posted an imposing total of 215 for three wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

Sadaqat delivered an outstanding performance with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 96 off 51 balls, while captain Sahibzada Farhan contributed 73 runs off 44 deliveries.

In reply, Sri Lanka managed only 133 for seven wickets in their 20 overs.

Maheesh Theekshana remained unbeaten on 32, while Chamindu Wickramasinghe scored 29 runs for Sri Lanka.

For Pakistan, Mohammad Imran claimed three wickets for 11 runs, while Salman Mirza took two wickets for 28 runs, helping restrict Sri Lanka to 133 and seal the series with a match to spare.